So we haven't done as much as I'd like around here... but some small steps.
I finally got around to putting together my son's new desk - it's been sitting in the box for almost 2 months. I'm so glad I don't have to look at that box anymore! Now we just need to clean up the area around the new desk. Thankfully it is inspiring my son to do a little declutter - he's finally deciding maybe he doesn't need to keep everything in his room...
So far he's just going through pens and pencils, but at least it's a start for my little clutter bug!!
We have a huge bag of clothes and such ready for donation, and there's another bin of stuff I planned to give to my brother for his kids. He lives out of state, and was supposed to come in for a visit this month. His plans changed, so now I have to find a place to house this bin until he does come up.
It's not worth the cost to ship it down to him.
Other than that, I went through a bathroom cabinet and found a bunch of stuff left over from when the kids were babies -- like half used bottles of baby wash, some old medical things (who needs to keep all the measuring cups every medicine comes with?) and several packs of bandaids so old they were brittle and yellowed. To the trash!! Every time I go through a different place I keep saying why on earth is this still here, and why would I ever keep it??
I found a box of books and flashcards that were forgotten... they are brand new, still shrink-wrapped. So I'm packaging up all the ones for grades younger than my kids and bringing them in to a teacher friend who can probably use them.
If she can't use them, she'll be discreet enough not to tell me.
DD went through her bookshelf and found several books that she doesn't love anymore. We're debating which way to donate them - either to the local library or to the school where they will be used as part of a drive they do each year to give each kid in the school a book of their own.
I'm hoping to go through some more stuff this weekend - really want to try to have at least 3 bags for donation if I can, and I think they come next week. My closet is busting at the seams, and I just need to ditch stuff.
Since it's the Dis... what do you do with Disney movies on VHS? I have VCR here, not hooked up to anything, and I can admit I haven't watched any of these in YEARS. However, I can't bring myself to get rid of them, as they are all my favorite movies. Some I have on DVD now, but not all, and I know the library won't take VHS tapes for donations anymore. Anyone else handled this one?